Discussion related to NYAR operations on Long Island. Official web site can be found here: www.anacostia.com/nyar/nyar.html. Also includes discussion related to NYNJ Rail, the carfloat operation successor to New York Cross Harbor that connects with NYAR.

My guess would be it was removed sometime during PRR/PC/Conrail ownership. Traffic levels were down and there's no need to keep additional track that you don't need, especially in New York State which has always had a harsh way of taxing railroads.

LIRR has there own welded rail train. It could be that if it was brown coming back loaded. I also saw Amtrak has had the concrete tie machine working around Pelham and Hellgate vicinity. Just the one freight interchange track wouldn't really warrant a CWR train. I'm thinking more for upcoming LIRR mainline track work programs this spring/summer...